2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
[Gravity cask at Back of Beyond, Reading] Murky orange, thin white head. Sweet and rather cloying from the off; apple and caramel, toffee and banana. Earthy bitterness comes through in the finish, but not enough to balance the sweetness. A bit like a sweet belgian ale mixed witha hefe and a traditional British bitter. A really odd beer; I couldn’t decide if I liked it or not.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (handpump) @ The Bankers Draft, 1-3 Market Place, Sheffield, South Yorkshire England S1 2GH.
Clear medium to light amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, berry - fruity, candy, moderate yeasty, sweet. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, candy alike. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100424]
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
12th April 2010. Clear amber beer. Tiny white head. Smooth palate - almost soft, Light sweet aromatic malt. Subtle floral notes and nice creamy nutty flavours. Just a dash of orangey hop in finish. A little off the beaten track. A bit dry but smooth and sweet.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAY 24, 2010 1. Cask Handpump at the Square Bottle JDW, Chester 10/04/2010
Malt aroma. Amber coloured strong in alcohol and a little rich on the palate with a crisp and slightly dry malt finish.
2. Cask Handpump at the Bankers Draft JDW, Sheffield 24/04/2010
Fruity hop aroma. Golden bronze coloured and hoppy with a slightly sweet candy sugar flavour. A hint of dryness in a lasting malt finish.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask - The Bell Hotel (JDW), Norwich. Poured a copper amber with a creamy off-white head and a touch of lacing. Pukey, toffee malt and fruit aroma. Weird metallic, yeasty and a bit pukey again on the tongue with light to medium notes of fruit. A bit lagery in terms of finish and mouthfeel, medium carbonation and light to medium body. Not for me.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Hand pulled cask at JDW Ruislip Manor. Amber with a loose bubbled film. Malt and sugar dominate while crying out for some hops.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Spoons, Milton Keynes in Spoons Real Ale Festival ’10. Copper amber with a white head. Sweet fruit and malt aroma. Raspberry ice lolly in my opinion: rather nice. Sweet malty taste with leafiness. Some bitterness. I really enjoyed this.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask, Highcross, Leicester. Amber gold with a small head. Aromas are grain with some toffee. Peppery with evident alcohol. Flavours are sweet grain and raisins with some herbal notes. Dry with alcohol on the finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at JDW Hounslow beer festival. Amber with a lasting thin fine head, there’s caramel and faint hints of banana fritter on the nose, then a rich fruitcakey body with creamy peach and strawberry jam notes, and a dry clean finish. Very nice but somehow not quite all there, like a Tripel that’s not strong enough to assert itself.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Cask @ Counting House, JDW. Clear golden colour, short white head. Nose is sweet fruity, bubblegum. Taste of fruits, some malts, sugar. Very sweet.
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